Walkability + transit
Brighouse / Richmond City Centre — Walkability, Transit, and Commute
A focused reference on walkability + transit in Brighouse / Richmond City Centre, drawn from the broader Brighouse / Richmond City Centre area page — pulled out as its own page so it’s scannable on its own.
The Canada Line is the dominant commute mode. Brighouse Station (southern terminus) to Waterfront Station downtown is approximately 25 minutes. The Canada Line runs every 6 minutes off-peak and more frequently at peak — Brighouse is the southern terminus, so every train heading north is yours to take. YVR (Sea Island branch) is reached via the Bridgeport interchange.
By car at peak, downtown via Oak Street Bridge or Knight Street Bridge is typically 30–50 minutes; YVR is 10–15 minutes via the Arthur Laing Bridge. The combination of Canada Line southern-terminus access + YVR proximity + Highway 99 + 91A access is what makes City Centre uniquely connected — and is the reason the Cadillac Fairview redevelopment is explicitly designed to plug into Brighouse Station as a single integrated transit-oriented hub.
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